- The number of divorces in England and Wales in 2011 was 117,558, a decrease of 1.7% since 2010, when there were 119,589 divorces.
- In 2011, 10.8 people divorced per thousand married people compared with 12.9 in 2001.
- The number of divorces in 2011 was highest among men and women aged 40 to 44.
- Hastings is the area with the highest divorce/separation rate in England and Wales – one person in six (16.5%) is divorced or separated.
- There are now more than four million divorcees and more than a million people who are separated from their spouse.
Sources: Office of National Statistics, 2011 Census England and Wales